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POPSSymptoms of Anxiety Site with great tips for how to beat anxiety and panic attacks. If you struggle with anxiety, you'll want to check this out!
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POPSUS Teen Suicide Rate Rising Take away the meds from kids and this is what happens. Yet the reason for keeping kids away from psychiatric medication persists however absurd it might be. And the reasons are absurd. If a teenager had a malfunctioning liver, only religious weirdos would say to keep the child off the medication. But when a child's brain malfunctions and there is is a medication that can help, many people cry foul and become suspicious. Why? We are only talking about organs of the body. Just as yellowing skin can be a symptom of a malfunctioning liver, so depression can be a symptom of a malfunctioning brain. The meds can save lives.
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POPSDrugs with Suicide Side Effect Whether or not any of these drugs cause suicidal thoughts and behavior is the critical question we need to answer; up to now, we have not answered that
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POPSNew Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease? In July 2003 some treatments for Alzheimer's treatments were brought to attention at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Alzheimer’s disease (ICAD 2008). Some of these treatments showed great potential.
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POPSCan Drug Therapy Prevent Parkinson’s Disease? A recent study has shown that a decreased risk for Parkinson’s disease associated with both cholesterol-lowering medication and blood pressure-lowering medication. So what does this mean to people with Parkinson’s?
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POPSTips for Panic Attacks Part 1: Preventing Panic Attacks
Are anxiety and panic attacks ruining your life? Wonder what causes panic attacks, and what you can do to prevent them? In the United States alone, there are an estimated 40 million people who suffer from anxiety disorders. While many claim to cure panic attacks through medication, hypnotherapy, and other complex treatments, most end up merely covering up your symptoms. To completely overcome anxiety, one must deal with the root causes of anxiety, as well as treating symptoms. In this free podcast episode, Derrick is discussing how his panic disorder destroyed a fulfilling career in firefighting. “Panic attacks have taken my life away from me,” Derrick explains. Roy Masters, a radio counselor who has worked in the field of anxiety management for over fifty years, shows Derrick how simple the solution to panic attacks truly is. If you are looking for simple yet private way to control panic attacks once and for all, you MUST listen to this podcast!
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POPSDeath in the Waiting Room The report said Sabock sat, unattended, in the room for four work shifts. The report also found that Sabock, formerly of Roanoke Rapids, ate nothing the day he died and had little food in the three days preceding his death. The 47-page report also said workers were supposed to be closely monitoring Sabock's condition and may have forged documents that said they had. A patient in New York died in June after she waited in a hospital's mental ward waiting area for nearly 24 hours. Security video showed her writhing on the floor. It was nearly an hour before someone else flagged down a staff member who got help for the unresponsive woman.
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POPSA Traumatized Elephant "Animal rights advocates have long argued that elephants in most zoos lack enough space and, as a consequence, suffer from foot ailments, arthritis and psychological problems. For its part, the zoo association has clung to its traditions, saying the size of an enclosure matters less than the care elephants receive from zookeepers."
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POPSTucson Dog Severely Sunburned I honestly wonder where some people park their brains, poor baby. Bobcat is on pain medication and antibiotics while his skin recovers.
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POPSScanning the brain in real time Learning to control your own mind. There have been three ways to affect the brain.(for argument's sake) the psychiatrist's couch, the knife, and with medication. Now with the improved MRI technology we can look inside our brain in real time, and affect the way we think. The video wont clip but video lasts for 3min56sec and can be seen following the top link, or is 13.6MB download from the link in the clip (The 'desktop' link works, itunes seems only to be a download from the site)
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POPSBreakthrough Pain How do you convince a dr that the pain meds are not working anymore. I do triple the dosage and the pain persists. I'm out of meds now for three weeks and the dr won't refill early. I no longer sleep more than 1hr and I am missing work too much.
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POPSCurvature of the Penis The only known treatments of this condition are surgery, oral medication (vitamin E) or penis exercises. However, surgery is an invasive technique with irreversible results that is not always successful, while Vitamin E brings only a small improvement and not to all men. The best choice for anybody suffering from this condition is to try penis exercises that can straighten the penis, just as they can make it longer. Curvature of the penis can be caused by other factors such as strenuous masturbation, or injury to the penis, but the exercises used to correct Peyronie's disease can be equally effective in treating curvature caused by other factors.
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POPSErectile Dysfunction Medication for blood pressure or heart conditions are also detrimental to what is known as a healthy sex life. Physical injury to the penis, and surrounding area can also be a physical cause of erectile dysfunction. Stress, anxiety, and depression are other major causes of temporary erectile dysfunction, especially in today’s world. A history of erectile dysfunction also triggers patterns of depression and inadequacy that lead to further sexual failures.
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POPSprescription drug abuse While people in need of serious medical relief from pain are left to suffer,the black market in pain medication seems to be thriving.The system is badly broken and the drug war is at the center of the problem.